Gordon Rundquist died Friday in Iowa City after a short illness. His 559 head coaching victories at West Branch and Maquoketa Valley are 24th all-time in state boys’ basketball history.
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Gordon Rundquist died Friday in Iowa City after a short illness. His 559 head coaching victories at West Branch and Maquoketa Valley are 24th all-time in state boys’ basketball history.
Former Marion prep Jaffer Murphy has made an immediate impact with Lake Erie College. Jeron Senters a frequent target for Coe? Drake George approaches Wartburg’s receiving record. Run games key at Cornell Saturday and an NAIA update. Here are five storylines in Iowa small college football this weekend.
Cedar Rapids Jefferson knocked off Des Moines East, 24-8, Thursday night at Kingston Stadium. The J-Hawks have a 4-0 record, the same as they had through four games last season. Jefferson lost its final five games in 2023. We’ll see what happens this season.
Cedar Rapids Jefferson beat Des Moines East 24-8 in an Iowa high school football game Thursday night at Kingston Stadium.
Here’s a look at who all 72 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face in Week 4 games Friday night.
Luther College will expand its athletics department. The Norse will begin competition in women’s wrestling in the 2025-26 season. A nationwide search for the program’s first coach will start this winter.
Eddie Johnson has been a regular contributor for the Solon football team. He has returned to the backfield and has become the Spartans’ leading rusher through three games of his senior season. Class 3A No. 1 Solon hosts No. 3 Mount Vernon Friday night at Spartan Stadium
Girls’ basketball: The schedule for the 20th rendition of Rivalry Saturday is set for Nov. 30 at Johnson Hall on the campus of Kirkwood Community College.
A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 4.
Teams like Cedar Rapids Prairie, Linn-Mar and North Linn are climbing The Gazette’s Iowa high school football rankings after big Week 3 wins. The Prep Football Huddle podcast discusses what stood out last week and the Week 4 games that might shake up the next poll.
Area volleyball Super Ten through matches played Sept. 17: Status quo among the top four -- Mount Vernon, Cedar Rapids Xavier, West Delaware and Beckman.
The nonprofit softball and baseball complex near Marion considered an economic driver.
Prep volleyball: Class 3A top-ranked Mount Vernon rallies, beats West Delaware in the state’s first outdoor volleyball match in front of a crowd of nearly 2,000.
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